This is the 9350th most frequent Japanese word.
着席
"着席" means "taking a seat" or "being seated."
Here, 『着席』 is used as a verb meaning 'to take a seat' in a polite request context.
会議が始まる前に全員が着席してください。
Please take your seats before the meeting begins.
In this sentence, 『着席』 is used to describe the action of sitting, performed in response to an instruction, indicating compliance.
教室で生徒は先生の指示で着席しました。
The students seated themselves upon the teacher's instruction in the classroom.
Here, 『着席』 refers to the act of seated presence, with the context focusing on the timing of this action.